As part of its longstanding commitment to healthy lifestyles and education, Cargill announced it is donating $77,500 to the American Heart Association. The American Heart Association is a national organization that works to educate the public on heart health and heart disease prevention.

Cargill’s gift will be used to help fund “Go Red for Women” educational seminars for the third consecutive year. The American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” campaign aims to raise awareness that heart disease is the number one killer of women, and strives to motivate women to take charge of their heart health. 

Elevated blood cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease. Cargill manufacturers and markets a Naturally Sourced Cholesterol Reducer called the CoroWise brand of plant sterols. Plant sterols have been clinically shown to lower bad cholesterol, are backed by an FDA heart health claim and are recommended by the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.